Stasimopus is a genus of southern African mygalomorph spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[2] It is the only genus in the family Stasimopidae.[1][3]
Species
female S. coronatus
female S. rufidens
As of September2025[update], this genus includes 54 species and two subspecies, found in southern Africa:[1]
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